About Oaky Design Notebook

Who writes these notes and what this site is not.

Oaky Design Notebook is a set of working notes on small-scale game development: core loops, randomness, scope, playtesting, protecting a game's name, and pixel art.

Who writes it

The notes are written under the pen name Kit Farrowdale by a hobbyist developer who has finished a few jam games and abandoned rather more. No commercial credits are claimed.

About this web address

This domain was used in the past by an independent game studio. This site is not that studio, has no connection to its people or its games, and does not sell, host or support any game. Nothing here should be read as a statement from the previous owner. If you are looking for a particular game, use the store page where you bought it.

Sources

Definitions are taken from Wikipedia and linked. Numbers used in examples are labelled as illustrations; the site does not quote sales figures, platform fees or probabilities from real products.

// revised 2026-11-12